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Exit39 said

I would be very surprised if this actually a game. I think FAU runs the table.

How about the attendance? What is the consensus this year? Better then last? How many actual people in the stands?

I mentioned in a previous post that our opening games usually draw a larger crowd but I think the key will be the "organized" availability of transportation for FAU students… we need to buss them in for a "real" college crowd…

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owlfamily said

Record turnouts for the Spring game and the Bonfire, lead me to believe that more students will be around.

You cant really go by the "official" numbers. Those include everyone in the stadium.

Last year the student endzone was almost full for every game.

Im HOPING that its full this year AND has to spill over into the Visitor side.

IF it is full PLEASE let them spill overinto the visitor side. The other endzone would be ok, but the crowd advantage would be MUCh better if the visitor side was used more then the other endzone.

Well, the media and officiating numbers aren't going to fluctuate much at all so that means the, what, 2000+ increase in bodies every year must be legitimate increases in public interest. The Student Section should be filled on Saturday. The south sidelines could be. Hopefully there will be people in the north sidelines as well.

I'm thinking 12k actual, 16k announced.

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I predict a big turnout for the opener and if we win, then expect it again next weekend. the studients want to see W's and last year, by the time we got to the meat of our home season we were 1-4 and we go out and look like St. Marys School of the Blind against Troy…people don't rush out to see 1-5 football teams play.

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owlcountry said

owlfamily said

Record turnouts for the Spring game and the Bonfire, lead me to believe that more students will be around.

You cant really go by the "official" numbers. Those include everyone in the stadium.

Last year the student endzone was almost full for every game.

Im HOPING that its full this year AND has to spill over into the Visitor side.

IF it is full PLEASE let them spill overinto the visitor side. The other endzone would be ok, but the crowd advantage would be MUCh better if the visitor side was used more then the other endzone.

Well, the media and officiating numbers aren't going to fluctuate much at all so that means the, what, 2000+ increase in bodies every year must be legitimate increases in public interest. The Student Section should be filled on Saturday. The south sidelines could be. Hopefully there will be people in the north sidelines as well.

I'm thinking 12k actual, 16k announced.

I can't stand having to look at the empty North stands almost every game!!! I think we once had the student section over there and I think we should move it back…

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owlcountry said

better if the visitor side was used more then the other endzone.

Well, the media and officiating numbers aren't going to fluctuate much at all so that means the, what, 2000+ increase in bodies every year must be legitimate increases in public interest. The Student Section should be filled on Saturday. The south sidelines could be. Hopefully there will be people in the north sidelines as well.

I'm thinking 12k actual, 16k announced.

Agree its getting better every year and the increase last year was CERTAINlY due to more students IMHO.

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